The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-04
Local and State Notes.

Thomas Peck, district passenger agent OF the
Decline, is go i'll as to be confined to his bed.
The Evansville & Terre Haute stockholders
will, the 18th of this month, be paid quar-.
terly dividend Of II per cent.
The stockholders of the Lake Erie & Western
road hold their annual meeting in Bloomington
tomorrow for the election of officers.
The Decline and the PENNSYLVANIA line to-day
restore the unlimited rate from Indianapolis to
New York to 49, the days notice of an ad-
vance expiring Yesterday.
&C. A. Allen. train master of the Bee-ne In
danapolis DIVISION will, the 18th of this
month, retire from that position. Who is to be
his successor has not been definitely decided
upon.
The Indianapolis, Decatur & Springfield man
agement announce that, beginning with to-day
they will sell 1000 mile tickets at $50. This
road has until now been selling 1000 mile tickets
at $25
E. w. Sloane. general agent of the American
EXPRESS Company, yesterday went to Turkey
Lake on fishing expedition. and T. c. Fargo.
superintendent. went to Kankakee on the same
mission.
derstards the situation regards a receiver
ship for the c., II. & D.. that the court will
appont one, and that John Carlisle Cincinnati.
will he the receiver.
There is the hest official authority for stating
that the President round sum for his
Pullman service on his "trip. making the same
arrangement that Raymond or any other tourist
party does for the service.
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road is highly satisfactory to the train-mep,
who are paid on the mileage basis. Freight
conductors. most of them, last month, made
$ll0; the brakemen. $50.
d. T. Bacon. Western Superintendent of the
Baltimore d Ohio Telegraph Company, yester-
day turned the Office to his successor, L.
Lemon. On the LIST of this month general
cutting down OF wages took effect.
The roads over which the B. & O. Kankakee
Dispatch operates pleased with the work
the line is cong that they will at once bnild
1000 cars to put into the line OF the Baltimore 81
Ohio: standard 45. 600 pounds capacity.
NJ E. Ingalls, president Of the c.. l. St. T.. e
g, is in the city. He is accompanied by VIM.
Green, whose title is assistant to the president.
His duties will be TO examine vouchers and pur-
chase equipment,supp etc. for the company
A. t. Thomas. treasurer of the Lake Erie q
Western road, was in the city yesterday He
states that the general officers are in hone that
their new building will be far advanced that
they can remove their headquarters to Indianap-
oils about the 10Th of next month.
Will French. who. FIVE years ago, left the
position of telegraph operator at country
station. on the c.. l.. St. L. e. c. road to 90 to
the Pacific slope. has made over 800 900 in real
estate speculatons. that sum being deposited to
his credit In the banks OF California.
The Ohio Southern road is hauling four
@undred carloads of Jackson coal out Of the
mines daily, and the mum Der would reach six
hundred DER day could the cars be had General
Manager Henderson is looking around for more
cars to handle this rapidly-increasIng business
In the month OF September there was received
and forwarded at Indianapolis over the several
roads centering here total of 100. 731 cars of
which number 77.5l5 loaded cars The
corresponding month. 1886, total of a. 4s7 cars
were handled, of which number u, $50 were
loaded cara
In the month OF September there were handled |
at the city freight depots of the PENNSYLVANIA |
lines tonnage of p, 623 294 pounds, represent
ing 1858 cars; against 250 64S pounds in the |
corresponding month in 1856. representing 2. 6o7
EARS. Increase in number of pounds handled
this year. 26l0646 pounds increase in number
OF cars loaded and unloaded this year, 226 cars.
All roads in this territory Yesterday resumed
sale OF tickets reading over the Wabash & West
ern road The Chicago g. Alton is the only
road outside of the non com mission paying lines
this side OF the river This road virtually de-
cares that IL will look out for itself. as hereto
fore. The report that tho Eastern lines yielded
several points to induce the Wabash Western to
fall into line is fatty denied
The receipts from sales of tickets at the Union
Depot last month exceeded those of the cor
month"; 1856. $11 Gas 65 ana at all
the outside Offices there marked increase
In receipts from sales OF tickets this wear as
with those of September 1886 the
lines Mt tb cir town office selling
IS. go more Of tickets ana at their South Hi.
D ois-street Office nearly 81. 00O more
The following annual conventions are TO be
held this month. Oct s. tine Association of
Railway Section Foremen. at Council Bluffs:
Oct 10, North American railway superintend-